saltycorpse's review against another edition
2.0
Is anyone else sick of books being compared to Gone Girl to enhance their marketing? What this comparison has been whittled down to in the world of novel-marketing is "cray cray sociopath girl who's kinda smart or whatever." Quit trying to be the next Flynn novel and do something at least a little bit original.
This novel was almost entirely a cliche, and in need of a stronger editor. For example, when describing at length the cold weather in Chicago, and the coats people are wearing, Kubica finishes the description with:
"It doesn't take a genius to see that it's cold out."
Terrible writing. The 'twist' was eye-roll worthy, with the buildup to it being half-formed. There were a lot of plot points that were never answered (why was Esther wearing one blue contact all the time? For a year at least?).
The pathetic 'romance' sub-plot with co-worker Ben was also chronicles of ridic - everything in this book was half-assed. If Kubica (or an editor) would have just committed to a few things and saw them through, the book would be much stronger.
Skip this one.
This novel was almost entirely a cliche, and in need of a stronger editor. For example, when describing at length the cold weather in Chicago, and the coats people are wearing, Kubica finishes the description with:
"It doesn't take a genius to see that it's cold out."
Terrible writing. The 'twist' was eye-roll worthy, with the buildup to it being half-formed. There were a lot of plot points that were never answered (why was Esther wearing one blue contact all the time? For a year at least?).
The pathetic 'romance' sub-plot with co-worker Ben was also chronicles of ridic - everything in this book was half-assed. If Kubica (or an editor) would have just committed to a few things and saw them through, the book would be much stronger.
Skip this one.
judyhutt's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the overall story and seeing everything come together at the end was great, but overall I found the book to be very slow.
mmreed72's review against another edition
5.0
I was very fortunate to get to read an advanced copy of Don't You Cry, which I really loved! Kubica has such a skillful way of hitting her readers with a twist that they didn't see coming. (I thought I had the twist figured out early on in this novel but I missed the mark!) I think fans of Kubica's work will not be disappointed!
scottpm's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the book, but there was a whole lot of set up for a small payoff.
karenavila85's review against another edition
2.0
I thought people were crazy when I saw the average rating of 3.24 stars. I mean it's an interesting story. Quinn's roommate disappears without a trace and you have a young boy named Alex, falling for a complete stranger. What could go wrong? But then as I continued on I figured out why. Nothing happens! It's flat. Quinn was annoying and childish. She made Esther's disappearance (that's the roommate) all about her, her her; the typical Marsha Brady. To make it worse, she's pining and flirting with Ben who is engaged to someone else and sees nothing wrong. Childish. You also have two stories being told by their POV that seem so unconnected because Quinn is in Chicago and Alex is in Michigan. For the majority of the book you don't quite understand how until 250 pages later, when the big twist is revealed but by then it's like "that was it?!?" It honestly could have been better. The book jacket made it more exciting that it really was and for some reason, I honestly thought this was a ghost story that would have been better.
danielledavids_'s review against another edition
4.0
This was a good thriller/mystery. I always appreciate a book where I can't guess the ending until the very end. Some sections were a bit tedious, especially Alex's bits, but overall, I enjoyed this!